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Push-Up Pyramid Timer

One movement, seventeen intervals. The push-up bouts climb from 20 seconds through 30, 40, and 50 to a full minute at the peak, then step back down to 20, with rests that grow and shrink alongside the work. The whole pyramid takes 9:45.

The shape handles the pacing for you: effort builds gradually, peaks once, and tapers — except that the descent arrives on arms the climb already emptied, so the short bouts near the end feel nothing like the ones at the start. Leave reps in reserve on the way up. If the minute at the top is out of reach today, open it in the editor and flatten the peak to 50 seconds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the push-up pyramid take?
9:45 from the first 20-second bout to the last. Work climbs to a single one-minute peak and descends the same way it came up.
What if I can’t push for the full minute at the peak?
Drop to your knees partway through rather than stopping. The pyramid counts time, not reps — staying in motion for the whole interval is what matters.
Why do the rest periods change?
Each rest scales roughly with the bout it follows — 20 seconds after the short efforts, 45 after the peak. Bigger recoveries after bigger bouts are what make the descent survivable.